Postdoctoral Training

Research Interests

Bacterial cell-cell communication and gene regulation

Upon nutrient starvation, the bacterium Bacillus subtilis transforms itself into a metabolically dormant spore. This primitive developmental process involves two sister cells, only one of which becomes a spore.

The Camp Lab eavesdrops on these two developing cells to discover the elegant and unexpected ways that they communicate and control gene expression.

Project 1. Dissect the structure and function of a “feeding tube” that connects the two sporulating cells.